CONWAY, Ark. -- Senior Tina Grace scored 14 of her game-high 21 points in the opening half and 4th-ranked Oglethorpe University built off a 21-point halftime lead to advance to the SCAC Semifinals with a 70-56 win over Millsaps College on Friday evening at Grove Gymnasium.

A strong favorite to win the entire tournament, Oglethorpe (23-3) scored the game's first eight points, including two off a technical before the game tipped off, en route to 55 percent shooting in the opening 20 minutes.

Millsaps (10-16) cut the lead to 10-6 with 16:05 remaining, thanks to a jumper from \#Ronda Webb\# and a layup from \#Tiffany Whitmore\#, in the first half but would not get within single digits the rest of the way.

OU emptied its bench in the second half  in earning an eventual 14-point win.

All three Major seniors who made the trip scored in double figures in their final games, with Whitmore netting 12 points and \#Jessica Bowie\# and \#Crystal Dickerson\# following with 11 apiece.  Dickerson also had a game-high 14 rebounds to end her career with 648 rebounds (third all-time) and 1,011 points.  Webb added 11 points and \#Janice Okeke\# had eight points and nine rebounds.

The Petrels advance to the semifinal round tomorrow where they will face Centre College at 4 p.m. Eastern. OU topped Centre just this past Saturday, 79-75.

Millsaps ends the year at 10-16, an improvement of three wins from a year ago.